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The mural by Western Illinois University Art Professor Bill Howard is installed on the north wall of Gelsosomo’s Pizzeria.

Cara Cerullo, a counselor in the Western Illinois University Counseling Center, has been named interim director of the center, effective July 1. Amy Buwick, who has served as director since 2018, retired in May after nearly 29 years of service at WIU. A national search will be held at a later date.

As part of the 50th anniversary of the Macomb Beautiful Association, the organization is unveiling its gift of a mural, completed by Western Illinois University Art Professor Bill Howard, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, in the parking lot north of Gelsosomos Pizza on North Randolph Street.